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Red Apple Workers Still Wait for Mega Millions Lottery WinnerNews Story
Customers bringing jokes about the lottery could expect a tough crowd at the Red Apple Country Store.Chances are, the employees have already heard it.Somebody, somewhere, holds a special ticket that could bring an end to the wisecracks.A week ago today, the Red Apple sold the second-most valuable individual lottery ticket in history.The winner of the $239 Mega Millions Jackpot, drawn Saturday, still has yet to come forward, meaning the comical copycats still are prowling.Were having a lot of the
Feb 27, 2004, 4:26 am - Lottery News

Miami ticket takes $6 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $6 million, lottery officials said Sunday.The winning ticket was bought in the city of Miami, officials said.A total of 81 tickets matched five numbers to win $5,442; 4,384 tickets matched four numbers for $81.50; and 92,278 tickets matched three numbers for $5.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 12-18-20-37-42-49.Fantasy 5Five winners of the Fantasy 5 game will collect $52,583.19 each, the Florida Lottery s
Feb 23, 2004, 5:16 am - Lottery News

Winning Mega Millions ticket sold in VirginiaNews Story
Updated: February 21, 2004, 10:57 amUpdated: February 21, 2004, 1:14 pmTickets sold by the hundreds of thousands for the Mega Millions jackpot as would-be millionaires around the country bought chances to win a $230 million jackpot -- the largest in that lottery's history.The 11-state jackpot led to higher ticket sales, despite the bleak odds of winning Friday -- one in 135,145,920, according to the Mega Millions Web site.But someone who bought a ticket in Stephens City, Virginia managed to beat
Feb 21, 2004, 12:29 am - Lottery News

One ticket wins $15 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $15 million, lottery officials said Sunday.The winning ticket was bought in the city of St. Petersburg, officials said.A total of 123 tickets matched five numbers to win $4,668.50; 7,162 tickets matched four numbers for $65; and 146,054 tickets matched three numbers for $4.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 3-5-21-27-31-50.
Feb 16, 2004, 6:05 am - Lottery News

French Winner Takes First Euro Millions JackpotNews Story
Friday 13th proved lucky for one French ticketholder, as they scooped the 15 million euro ( 10 million or US$19 million) jackpot in the first Euro Millions lottery draw.There were no jackpot winners in Britain or Spain, but there was one ticketholder in the UK to scoop a six-figure sum yesterday, National Lottery organizer Camelot said.The lucky ticket won 112,550 by matching five main numbers.There are no Spanish winners in the top three tiers.The winning numbers were 16, 29, 32, 36, and 41, w
Feb 13, 2004, 9:24 pm - Lottery News

S.C. officials still looking for $600,000 lottery winnerNews Story
State officials looking for winner who purchased six, $100,000 drawsSouth Carolina Education Lottery officials still are waiting for the winner of Tuesday night's Carolina 5 to claim the $600,000 jackpot.Talk about your odds.Someone purchased six identically numbered tickets to win the South Carolina Education Lottery's Carolina 5 jackpot in Ridgeland on Tuesday. The winners or winner has not stepped forward yet, lottery spokeswoman Tara Robertson said Wednesday afternoon. The Tuesday and Frida
Feb 13, 2004, 7:27 am - Lottery News

$85.5 Million Powerball Jackpot Won in New HampshireNews Story
America's Game paid off big Wednesday night for one winning ticket sold in New Hampshire. That ticket is worth $85.5 million.The winner will have to decide if they want 29-year annuity or the cash option worth $46.5 million. The ticket holder will have 60 days after the ticket is validated to make that decision.This is the second jackpot win in the state of New Hampshire in the last 5 months. A $135.6 million dollar jackpot was won in the Granite State on August 30, 2003. Wednesday's jackpot is
Feb 5, 2004, 6:37 am - Lottery News

One $10 million jackpot winner in Hoosier LottoNews Story
One of the tickets sold for Saturday night's Hoosier Lotto game matched all six numbers drawn and won the $10 million jackpot.The prize goes to $1 million for Wednesday's drawing.Thirteen tickets matched five of the six numbers, and are worth $1,341 each, lottery officials said.The winning Hoosier Lotto numbers were: 4-30-34-36-44-48Meanwhile, none of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 3-6-27-37-41 and Powerball 38.Players matching a
Feb 2, 2004, 5:14 am - Lottery News

2 tickets split $7 million Florida Lotto prizeNews Story
Someone in the Pensacola area just became a millionaire.One of two winning tickets for Saturday's Lotto drawing was purchased at Bob's Superette No. 2 on Lillian Highway near the Perdido Bay Bridge. A second winning ticket for the $7 million jackpot was purchased in Fort Lauderdale, according to a Florida Lottery press release.Store owner Pearl Meszaros was excited Sunday to learn a customer was one of the winners. I think it's great, Meszaros said. It's as if we won ourselves because it mean
Feb 2, 2004, 4:54 am - Lottery News

$70 million Texas Lotto ticket sold in HoustonNews Story
Super Bowl eve is turning out to be a lucky day for someone in Houston.The winning ticket for Saturday's estimated $70 million Texas Lotto drawing was sold at the Corner Stop at 11580 Chimney Rock Road, according to the Texas Lottery.The winning numbers were: 43, 18, 20, 38, 16, and the bonus ball was 43.
Jan 31, 2004, 10:58 pm - Lottery News